Swine Behavior/Swine Welfare
Protect Your Hog Farm From Vandalism
Jan 15, 2010 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
The Pork Checkoff suggests steps to guard your investments and yourself. The recent vandalism of a northwest Iowa hog farm that resulted in the loss of...More
Welfare audits and guidelines
HSUS Leads Fight for Ballot Initiative in Ohio
Feb 2, 2010 1:55 PM
Just three months after Ohio voters approved creating the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, animal activist groups led by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) are seeking to gather enough signatures to put a referendum on the November ballot...
Protect Your Hog Farm From Vandalism
Jan 15, 2010 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
The Pork Checkoff suggests steps to guard your investments and yourself. The recent vandalism of a northwest Iowa hog farm that resulted in the loss of...
Topping Two Market Hogs Per Finishing Pen is Optimal
Dec 15, 2009 12:00 PM
Removal of the heaviest market-weight pigs several days before marketing the whole group (topping) improves growth performance of the remaining pigs in the pens...
Regulations
HSUS Leads Fight for Ballot Initiative in Ohio
Feb 2, 2010 1:55 PM
Just three months after Ohio voters approved creating the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, animal activist groups led by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) are seeking to gather enough signatures to put a referendum on the November ballot...
Missouri May be Next Target For Animal Rights Activists
Dec 7, 2009 4:37 PM
Missouri state officials have confirmed that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has identified Missouri as the next state battleground for restricting certain animal and livestock production practices, according to the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)...
Michigan Animal Welfare Bills Face Activist ScrutinyMichigan Animal Welfare Bills Face Activist Scrutiny
Aug 4, 2009 2:21 PM
Animal rights activists say the bills don’t go far enough to protect livestock. But Michigan farm officials counter the bills back accepted standards that have proven to be best practices for animal care...
